1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.[1]

1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams8
SiteLong Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA
ChampionsUNLV (7th title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (7th title)
MVPLarry Johnson (UNLV)
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1990–91 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UNLV 18 0   1.000 34 1   .971
No. 15 New Mexico State 15 3   .833 23 6   .793
Pacific 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
UC Santa Barbara 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Utah State 8 10   .444 11 17   .393
Cal State Fullerton 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Fresno State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Long Beach State 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
UC Irvine 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
San Jose State 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
1991 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Defending national and conference champions UNLV defeated seventh-seeded Fresno State in the final, 98–74, capturing their seventh PCAA/Big West championship. This was the Runnin' Rebels' seventh title in their nine seasons in the Big West.

UNLV subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament, where they would advance to the Final Four. Fellow Big West member New Mexico State received an at-large bid.

Format

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After three seasons as a ten-team tournament, the Big West reverted to the eight-team format that it used prior to the 1988 season. In turn, only the top eight teams, based on regular season conference records, qualified for the tournament field. The two teams with the worst records were excluded.

All eight teams were entered in the initial round, paired and seeded based on record.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
1 #1 UNLV 49
8 Long Beach State 29
1 #1 UNLV 95
5 UC Santa Barbara 66
5 UC Santa Barbara 80
4 Utah State 76
1 #1 UNLV 98
7 Fresno State 74
3 Pacific 74
6 Cal State Fullerton 67
3 Pacific 70
7 Fresno State 87
7 Fresno State 88
2 #11 New Mexico State 82

References

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  1. ^ "1990-91 Big West Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.